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Hela

(442 posts) Thu Nov 29, 2018, 05:38 PM Nov 2018

Changing Wikipedia with my fingers crossed

I just updated the Speaker of the House on the Presidential line of succession page in Wikipedia. Go Nancy!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession?wteswitched=1

(Probably supposed to wait for January, but I can't stand looking at Paul Ryan's name there. I can't stand looking at just about all of the names there.)

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Changing Wikipedia with my fingers crossed (Original Post) Hela Nov 2018 OP

Bummer -- didn't take Hela Nov 2018 #1

Good try, anyway. Hoyt Nov 2018 #2

Good work! JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2018 #3

Doesn't it? Hela Nov 2018 #4

No, if you look at the history tab jberryhill Nov 2018 #8

She's not speaker yet. Why are you trying to make it incorrect? jberryhill Nov 2018 #5

Incidentally, you have just identified your IP address jberryhill Nov 2018 #6

Trying to falsely edit Wikipedia isn't cool. Small-Axe Nov 2018 #7

Hela

(442 posts)

1. Bummer -- didn't take

Reply to Hela (Original post)

Thu Nov 29, 2018, 05:40 PM

Nov 2018

Welp, I guess I didn't do it correctly. Gave me a good time for a few minutes there.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

2. Good try, anyway.

Reply to Hela (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 29, 2018, 05:42 PM

Nov 2018

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,409 posts)

3. Good work!

Reply to Hela (Original post)

Thu Nov 29, 2018, 05:43 PM

Nov 2018

The box next to her name is still red (repub), but her name looks good on that list.

Hela

(442 posts)

4. Doesn't it?

Reply to Hela (Original post)

Thu Nov 29, 2018, 05:45 PM

Nov 2018

When I went back, my change was there, so it must have just taken a few minutes to update.

I need to see if I can link to the Democratic Party entry the same way they have the Repugs listed.

Edited to add: Well, now it's back to Ryan again. I'm obviously doing something wrong!

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

8. No, if you look at the history tab

Reply to Hela (Reply #4)

Thu Nov 29, 2018, 05:58 PM

Nov 2018

You’ll notice that someone is undoing your attempt to make the page factually incorrect.

(cur | prev) 21:45, 29 November 2018? Mdewman6 (talk | contribs)? m . . (83,235 bytes) (+37)? . . (undo)

(cur | prev) 21:45, 29 November 2018? Mdewman6 (talk | contribs)? m . . (83,198 bytes) (+2)? . . (undo)

(cur | prev) 21:44, 29 November 2018? Mdewman6 (talk | contribs)? . . (83,196 bytes) (+1)? . . (Nancy Pelosi is not yet officially the Speaker of the House (not until January 3rd, 2019)) (undo)

(cur | prev) 21:41, 29 November 2018? 216.37.43.234 (talk)? . . (83,195 bytes) (-37)? . . (Updated Speaker of the House) (undo) (Tag: Visual edit)

(cur | prev) 21:33, 29 November 2018? 216.37.43.234 (talk)? . . (83,232 bytes) (-3)? . . (Updated Speaker of the House) (undo) (Tag: Visual edit)

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

5. She's not speaker yet. Why are you trying to make it incorrect?

Reply to Hela (Original post)

Thu Nov 29, 2018, 05:50 PM

Nov 2018

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

6. Incidentally, you have just identified your IP address

Reply to Hela (Original post)

Thu Nov 29, 2018, 05:56 PM

Nov 2018

...since Wikipedia logs the IP address of persons who edit pages without accounts.

Small-Axe

(359 posts)

7. Trying to falsely edit Wikipedia isn't cool.

Reply to Hela (Original post)

Thu Nov 29, 2018, 05:57 PM

Nov 2018

Bad show.

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